In one story, this character is wounded while sleeping in a perilous bed when, at the stroke of midnight, a lance with a blazing pennon suddenly falls from the rafters and onto him. Later in that story, this character makes his way into the kingdom of Gorre despite sustaining wounds while crossing a bridge consisting of a gigantic sword. In a different story, this character battles the forces of the cowardly Copper Knight, after which he finds his true name under a metal slab and takes over the castle of Dolorous Guard. He succeeded in engineering the surrender of Galehaut despite having earlier been humiliated by a dwarf, who asked him to (*) ride in a cart in exchange for information about his kidnapped lady love. This killer of Bademagu's son Meleagant was later tricked into sleeping with Elaine, thus fathering Galahad. For 10 points, 
In one story, this character is wounded while sleeping in a perilous bed when, at the stroke of midnight, a lance with a blazing pennon suddenly falls from the rafters and onto him. Later in that story, this character makes his way into the kingdom of Gorre despite sustaining wounds while crossing a bridge consisting of a gigantic sword. In a different story, this character battles the forces of the cowardly Copper Knight, after which he finds his true name under a metal slab and takes over the castle of Dolorous Guard. He succeeded in engineering the surrender of Galehaut despite having earlier been humiliated by a dwarf, who asked him to (*) ride in a cart in exchange for information about his kidnapped lady love. This killer of Bademagu's son Meleagant was later tricked into sleeping with Elaine, thus fathering Galahad. For 10 points, name this Knight of the Round Table, perhaps best known for his dangerously adulterous love for Guinevere.
In one story, this character is wounded while sleeping in a perilous bed when, at the stroke of midnight, a lance with a blazing pennon suddenly falls from the rafters and onto him.
{Sir Lancelot du Lac} [or {Launcelot}; prompt on “the {Knight} of the {Cart}” before “{cart}” is mentioned]